Actually republicans are also willing to pass a clean CR, but that won't happen either.

It's republicans who are holding their own party (and the rest of the country) hostage.

Look within your own ranks before pointing fingers.

Even Jon Stewart is openly questioning the epic O-Care Rollout facepalm. Delaying the mandate is both a blessing in disguise for Democrats, and just the right thing to do.

Health insurers are starting to wonder what's going on and how they're going to sign millions of new entrants over two months on a system that doesn't work. And this is all unfolding real time. Republicans gain more leverage every day.

Even Jon Stewart is openly questioning the epic O-Care Rollout facepalm. Delaying the mandate is both a blessing in disguise for Democrats, and just the right thing to do.

Health insurers are starting to wonder what's going on and how they're going to sign millions of new entrants over two months on a system that doesn't work. And this is all unfolding real time. Republicans gain more leverage every day.

Yeah. They're gaining more leverage.

Which is why more members of their own party are going on record every day, saying they will vote for a CR not tied to the ACA.

That's a good read. One thing I think Ross is missing though is the nature of entrenched bureaucracy.

The biggest obstacle in downsizing government isn't the people. It's the bureaucracy in full self-service mode, as we see today... even willing to openly do intentional harm to the public in order to protect their domain.

I know there are individuals out there working for the federal government that value true public service and see themselves that way. But on the whole, most of our bureaucratic institutions are corrupt, and would use whatever means they thought they could get away with to protect their turf above and against the public's true interest.